What+are+the+benefits


 * List here a number of reported benefits of the use of interactive whiteboards in schools.

The ways in which an individual learns are as different as the preferences people have for music. All people have different personalities and preferences for specific music genres. The same can be said about learning. As teachers we need to cater to the learning personalities and preferences of the students in our class to provide effective learning experiences. We should be striving provide a learning environment where every child experiences educational success.

Multiple Intelligences - different ways of learning.**  Can be used to encourage participants to get directly involved with the lesson Allows on the fly editing or creation of PowerPoints which insures that changes and improvements are not lost  **engage students' imagination and intellect. develops depper thinking skills. I use my IWB every session of everyday. The interactive nature hooks the kids in. They want to participate. So engagement of children is increased. Our boards come with portable tablets that means you can walk around they class and still write on the tablet that shows on the board and it can be passed around. There is also a function where if you have more than one tablet you can assign different areas of the board to each tablet and multiple children can write at the same time. Kids love importing images, video and sounds into their documents. I also use it for modelling books in my maths groups so I can flick back and forwards through the years work and say "Hey guys, remember when we did this?" to jog memories about past strategies we have learnt. They love to see the progression in their learning. You can easily create your own resources and save them for use at a later date. Obviously I'm a fan. Teachers can easily and quickly change what they are doing and adapt to the students needs and interests. Learners are more engaged in their learning and therefore absorb information in less time. They can be used to teach new concepts, reinforce learning. An interactive smart board is a tool that will engage students in their learning. ‘Their interactivity, which facilitates active learning, not just passive reception of Information’ (Peyri Leigh Ingrum interactive whiteboards). Interactive smart board are amazing tools and when used effectively they are:  Benefits of the interactive whiteboards include: caters for different learning styles, abilities and multiple intelligences integration of different ICT increased opportunities for participation and collaboration increased enjoyment and participation students able to cope with more complex concepts more opportunities for interaction and discussion versatility sharing and reusing of materials encouraging spontaneity and flexibility more creative and stimulating presentations maintains full attention of students for longer periods of time more streamlined and organised planning, prep and execution of lessons (from Bayne, 2007)
 * Add another option to teaching delivery which adds variety to lessons
 * Students are able to actively interact with the whiteboard which increases both conceptual and intellectual engagement (Johassen, Peck & Wilson, 1999).**
 * Interactivity
 * Writing, saving and reviewing
 * Resources readily available
 * Student motivation and engagement

Other benefits from the BECTA article include: shared ownership high visual impact access to wide reange of resources use of visual images to support understnading can lead to further investigations sharing of expertise focuses questioning confirm ideas evaluation of own and others work (Aimee)

Benefits for teachers Teachers can easily and quickly change what they are doing and adapt to the students needs and interests. **used to encourage participants to get directly involved with the lesson Allows on the fly editing or creation of PowerPoints which insures that changes and improvements are not lost  **engage students' imagination and intellect. develops depper thinking skills. **We should be striving provide a learning environment where every child experiences educational success.** **another option to teaching delivery which adds variety to lessons** caters for different learning styles, abilities and multiple intelligences integration of different ICT more opportunities for interaction and discussion versatility sharing and reusing of materials more creative and stimulating presentations maintains full attention of students for longer periods of time more streamlined and organised planning, prep and execution of lessons (from Bayne, 2007) access to wide reange of resources can lead to further investigations Supports Collaborative Learning Allows work to be saved and printed out Can help develop student's cognitive skills (//How to use an Interactive Whiteboard really effectively in your Secondary Classroom// Jenny Gage (2006) David Fulton Publishers LTD)

A "portal" for bringing in information from other contexts and "the real world" Helps to develop a "culture of sharing" between teachers as can share resources, lesson plans and general teaching ideas Kearney & Schuck (2008)

You can easily create your own resources and save them for use at a later date. <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(183, 0, 255); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">They can be used to teach new concepts, reinforce learning.
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Benefits for students An interactive smart board is a tool that will engage students in their learning. ‘Their interactivity, which facilitates active learning, not just passive reception of Information’ (Peyri Leigh Ingrum interactive whiteboards). earners are more engaged in their learning and therefore absorb information in less time. They love to see the progression in their learning. I also use it for modelling books in my maths groups so I can flick back and forwards through the years work and say "Hey guys, remember when we did this?" to jog memories about past strategies we have learnt. Our boards come with portable tablets that means you can walk around they class and still write on the tablet that shows on the board and it can be passed around. There is also a function where if you have more than one tablet you can assign different areas of the board to each tablet and multiple children can write at the same time. Kids love importing images, video and sounds into their documents.The interactive nature hooks the kids in. They want to participate. So engagement of children is increased. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 41);">**Students are able to actively interact with the whiteboard which increases both conceptual and intellectual engagement (Johassen, Peck & Wilson, 1999).** <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(183, 0, 255); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> students able to cope with more complex concepts shared ownership high visual impact use of visual images to support understnading sharing of expertise confirm ideas evaluation of own and others work

Can boost children's self esteem and confidence as they become able to operate the board themselves Student motivation and engagement <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">